Legal Opinion
Cantinca v. Fontana
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided October 5, 2005No. 209,2005PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Justice:
The plaintiffs-below appellants, Victoria Nava Cantinea, Oscar Gonzales and Fernando Ladrillero Flores, appeal from an order of the Superior Court granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment and dismissing this action. The sole issue, which is one of statutory interpretation and of first impression, is whether in a civil action for negligence, 16 Del. C. § 6636 bars evidence of conduct that is claimed to constitute a violation of a county ordinance and, as a consequence, negligence per se. In a bench ruling, the Superior Court held that Section 6636 barred all evidence…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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